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Right to remove mouse’s head from trap (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oral

'from trap' is the definition.
(trap informally can mean someone's mouth)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for oral that I've seen before include "Spoken - examination" , "Relating to speech" , "By word of mouth, say exam" , "Relating to the mouth - exam" , "Spoken test" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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